Flood Risk Engineer

🌧️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿
📍 𝗨𝗞 (𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 / 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀)
💰 £𝟰𝟬–£𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 (𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗥𝟯𝟱 – 𝗗𝗢𝗘)
📅 𝟲–𝟭𝟮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 (𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻)

The Opportunity:

We’re working with a well-established engineering consultancy looking to bring in a Contract Flood Risk Engineer to support a growing pipeline of residential and commercial development projects.

This is a hands-on technical role, ideal for someone who can produce high-quality reports and manage drainage strategy work with minimal supervision.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for delivering Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies to support planning applications across a range of schemes.

Key Responsibilities

Preparation of Flood Risk Assessments (FRA)
Production of Drainage Strategies for planning submissions
Design and integration of SuDS solutions
Surface water management and discharge calculations

Liaison with:

  • Local Authorities
  • Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs)
  • Environment Agency
  • Supporting planning applications and responding to technical queries
  • Software
  • InfoDrainage / MicroDrainage
  • Causeway Flow (desirable)
  • AutoCAD / Civil 3D (beneficial)

  Requirements:

  • Strong experience delivering FRA & drainage strategy reports
  • Good understanding of UK planning and flood risk policy
  • Experience working on residential / commercial developments
  • Ability to work independently and manage your own workload
  • UK project experience essential

Why This Role?

  • Outside IR35 flexibility
  • Fully remote / hybrid working
  • Strong pipeline of secured work
  • Immediate start available
  • Opportunity to work on a variety of development schemes

📩 If you’re a Flood Risk Engineer available for contract work, get in touch to discuss further.